11 locations identified for medicinal herb gardens

In a boost for Ayurveda, the state government has identified 11 locations across nine districts for developing medicinal herb gardens under the public private partnership (PPP) model.Updated: November 27, 2015, 16:31 IST

There is a growing concern over medicinal plants going extinct due to over-exploitation by medical practitioners, spread of invasive species and mindless deforestation.

Jaipur: In a boost for Ayurveda, the state government has identified 11 locations across nine districts for developing medicinal herb gardens under the public private partnership (PPP) model.

This covers a total of 132.48 hectares of land and is under the ownership of the Ayurveda department.

The exercise is taking forward the recently concluded Resurgent Rajasthan summit, which evoked a good response for AYUSH department. At the summit, deals worth Rs 3,976 crore were signed with Ayurveda Yoga Unani Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH).

Of these MoUs, a majority were for Ayurveda. Out of 51 MoUs signed during Resurgent Rajasthan, 15 of them were about herb gardens.

"AYUSH looks poised for an unprecedented growth. Rajasthan, with its best AYUSH infrastructure, has been able to attract many investors who signed MoUs worth more than Rs 4,000 crore. Now, we are looking forward to see this understanding being translated into action."

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